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Muscarinic Agonists/Para-Sympathomimetic Drugs
Direct acting cholinergic receptor agonists
Bind to muscarinic receptors cause activation – same response as parasympathetic nervous system
Traditionally divided into two groups:
Esters (eg bethanechol; carbachol; methacholine)
Alkaloids (eg arecoline; muscarine; pilocarpine)
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